Herysa Oktawati
Faculthy Of Teacher Training And Education, Universitas Meranging, Indonesia

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STUDENTS’ WRITING ABILITY IN NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH AT THIRD SEMESTER OF ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM OF STKIP YPM ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 Herysa Oktawati; Efa Silfia
INOVISH JOURNAL Vol 5, No 2 (2020): INOVISH JOURNAL, Vol 5, No 2 - 2020
Publisher : Politeknik Negeri Bengkalis

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (38.656 KB) | DOI: 10.35314/inovish.v5i2.1708

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: Writing is the highest level in mastering of language after listening, speaking, and reading. It is unnatural act which is difficult, but it can be learned through practice continuously and intensively. In real condition, students have problem with writing, they were not comprehensible because the content of the composition was not relevant to the topic, the ideas were not clearly stated, the ideas and sentences were not well organized. The aim of this research is to find out the ability of the third semester students of English Department of STKIP YPM in writing a narrative paragraph. This research was descriptive quantitative method. It was done to find out the students’ ability in writing narrative paragraph. It was used in this research because in descriptive research the researcher has been described the events and indications. Meanwhile, quantitative approach was used to give the numeric in analyzing the data, give the table, and calculate the students’ numbers or points. Population of this research was the third semester students English Department of STKIP YPM Bangko. The researcher used total sampling in taking the sample because the total of population was 28 students. The instrument used to collect data in this research was written test. Based on the research finding and data analysis, it can be concluded that students’ ability in writing narrative paragraph. Based on the research finding and data analysis, it can be concluded that students’ ability in writing narrative paragraph, A was 2 students, A- was 4 students, B+ was 3 students,  C+ was 8 students, C was 6 students, C- was 5 students. From the data above, 19 students had low score in qualification C+, C, and C-. Based on the table above, it can be seen the percentage of the students. It just 32 % students who got high score, but 68% students who got low score. It means that the higher of of percentage of the students’ ability who did not understand in writing narrative paragraph. 
READING MOTIVATION OF ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM AT SECOND SEMESTER STUDENTS OF MERANGIN UNIVERSITY Hartati, Hera; Oktawati, Herysa; Pratiwi, Anggia
INOVISH JOURNAL Vol 9, No 1 (2024): INOVISH JOURNAL, Vol 9, No 1 - 2024
Publisher : Politeknik Negeri Bengkalis

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35314/inovish.v9i1.4261

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The  purpose of      this  research  was    to  describe about  students’ motivation  in reading  at  second  semester  of  English Education Study Program in  academic  year  2023/2024. The reading motivation is needed by the students, because it is the reason or a motive why a student starts to reading. While, reading is an activity to get information as source of knowledge for students, it also can support them in doing their task in academic aspect and life in their future. This  reasearch  is  descriptive  quantitave  research. It   conducted  in English Educational  Program  of  Merangin University  . The  population  is  the  second semester students  consists  of  28  students the sample of this reaserach is total sampling. The researcher used Motivation for Reading Questionnaire (MRQ) that filled by students as the instrument of collecting data. The instrument used   four Likert scale, ranging from one to four, with scale of very different from me, a little different from me, a little like me, and a lot like me. In analyzing the data by connecting between the indicators of Motivation for Reading Questionnare  consisted of 53 items, questionnaire is divided into three categories of competence and self-efficacy beliefs, goals for reading, and  social purposes   of   reading.   While   the   dimensions   are     self-efficacy,  challenge,  work avoidance, curiosity, involvement, importance, recognition, grades,   competition,   social, and   compliance. it    classified into high and low reading motivation. Based on calculating the data, the result shown that second semester students of English Education Study Program Merangin University had high reading motivation. It also shown that students had high category in reading compliance and low in work avoidance. The lecturer should use this instrument to know about students reading motivation before start to teach reading subject in the class. Therefore, she or he can design good ways to teach it.